同学 tóng xué
“to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate”
nounHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 同學Measure word 位 · 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
同学 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 211: 同学 tóngxué — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 85
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 同学
同学 means "classmate" — someone who studies at the same school or in the same class as you. It is a noun used to talk about or address a fellow student; it can follow a possessive like 我的 or a surname (e.g. 我的同学, 王同学).
例句Example sentences
- 他是我的同学。tā shì wǒ de tóng xué.He is my classmate.
- 我的同学都很好。wǒ de tóng xué dōu hěn hǎo.My classmates are all very nice.
- 王同学，你好！wáng tóng xué, nǐ hǎo!Hello, Wang!
易混词Easily confused
同学vs学生
学生 means "student" in general (anyone who studies), while 同学 means "classmate" — someone at the same school or class as you.